Verified records of three species of vagrant Antarctic seal from New Zealand. Circles = crabeater seals, with open circles showing second locations for two animals, squares = Weddell seals, with open squares showing second locations for two animals, triangle = Ross seal. A version of this map was published in NZ J Marine & Freshwater Research Vol 49, part 4 (reference given below).Read more


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